=-NOTE: All bold information below is info that has been added since the original post, so please go over any bolded info in case you have not seen it before!!

I have decided to change things up a bit this year if every one involved is game.

I would like to take on more of a commissioner type role in order to give this thing a more realistic feel. I already have a Browns GM lined up and have some changes to be approved.

1) I would like the format to be more interactivea) I would like to be intermediary using texting and e-mail to intertwine the GMs in real time. If you all agree, I will be taking texts from GMs and "talking" to other GMs with trade offers and such.This way you don't have to give out your phone # to 31 strangers. I have built a relationship with most of you, so I think it would be more comfortable for me to take on this responsibility.b) I will also give updates to any one needing them when their picks go on the clock and this should keep the mock moving at a record pace.c) Real time updates will continue to be made on the thread and blog, so everyone can follow along all day every day.

2) I would like to implement a flex schedule if we go this routea) We will begin with a 1HR time slot format like the past, but I would like to update the times daily as we go beyond those time slots. I would then text the first 5 teams nightly to let them know they are coming up on the clock.b) If this works out, after round one, I would like to move it to 1/2 hour time slots.

Either way, we will have another successful year, but I really need your input if you would be willing to take on this new format ASAP.

Thanks,

Irish

The 4th annual collaborative mock draft is scheduled to begin Monday, April 9th . It will be a 7 round mock draft with REAL fans of the teams choosing their new rookies of their respective teams.

There will be no current roster players traded in this mock . Any Real Life trades that occur and do not disrupt the current flow of the draft will be incorporated into the mock. IE…If we are in the 2nd round and Arizona trades a Kevin Kolb for a first round pick, we will ignore the trade rather than re-drafting the first round. If we are in the first round and a player is traded for any later picks, this trade will be taken into account and the draft will be adjusted by me at that time to include the real life trade.

We will also be on a schedule during this mock. The schedule will be posted at the bottom of this page and you will have one hour to turn in your draftee. If due to trade you end up with multiple picks in a row, you will have until the end of your final pick to make all picks. This is when your one hour overtime rule will begin. Please bear in mind, someone can essentially make a pick before your "multiple" picks though as all picks will be chosen AFTER your overtime hour is absolved. As outlined here; After the one hour time is up, we will move on to the next team and that pick can be turned in any time up to 1 hour past the scheduled pick. (In other words 1 pick past) At that time a predetermined pick will be made at the moderators discretion based on input from that teams message boards. If you are not going to available for your slotted time, you will need to make a list of needs and wants with specific instructions in order for the moderators to make that pick for you. The schedule will be listed as soon as the compensatory picks are announced.

ALL Trades must be PMd/texted to me(Irish Dawg 42) in order to be finalized. If any trade is questioned as to fairness, I will review it and discussvia PM at my discretion and determine whether to allow it. Unless it comes up to a ridiculously lopsided trade though, I will warn that it will probably be allowed. We will ask for all parties in the trade to give an explanation as to why they made the trade and move on to our decision from there. Drafted players are allowed to be traded within a realistic setting, which will be determined by myself. If you get bored in the 5th round and decide to trade your 1st rounder for a couple of 5's and 6's so that you have something to do, it will be vetoed.

Trading future draft picks..

These are allowed, but it will be at my discretion whether or not it is a realistic trade.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL A PICK BE TRADED AT THE TIME IT IS OTC AND THE NEW TEAM BE ALLOWED TO TRY AND TRADE THE PICK AGAIN!

In other words if you trade a 2nd and a 4th in the 2013 draft for a 2nd in this year's mock...while the pick is OTC, you will not be able to turn around and offer that pick up for trade. For that matter ANY pick traded while OTC will require an actual pick be made. There will not be an offer made for another trade unless it is a 3 team trade to begin with. IRL, there is only 10 minutes in the 1st round and 5 minutes thereafter to make these deals. In no circumstance is there enough time to put together a deal for a draft pick, then offer it to trade away.

I would suggest consulting the draft trade value chart shown HERE to avoid any controversy. You don't have to follow to the letter, but use it as a guide. Example Trading down from #2 overall to #20 overall and only receiving a 4th rounder as compensation is NOT going to be allowed.

Making picks and teams that miss their time slot

Here is how it works, if a team misses their spot they have another hour(or 1 pick) to make their selection before I get a concensus and make the pick for them. Any team OFFICIALLY on the clock can make their pick and the team that missed their slotted time misses out on that player selected. However, if a team that is not officially on the clock yet makes a selection, the team that has missed it's slot can over rule that team and take the player selected. As soon as a team goes into their official time slot, their selection becomes official . Under no circumstances once a pick is made, whether by the GM in their time slot or by me once the time penalty is extinguished, will the pick be changed. Once recorded, that is the pick.

Scenario.

Team A slotted 1-2pm

Team B slotted 2-3pm

Team C slotted 3-4pm

at 2pm team A has not made their selection and has gone into past due status, team B is now officially on the clock and takes QB(a), in the meantime during team Bs slotted time of 2-3pm Team C comes on and selects QB(b). Now before Team Bs time is up, Team A comes on to make their selection, they can not take team Bs selection as it was done under their OFFICIAL time slot, but they can take team Cs selection until 3PM when Team C is officially on the clock.

If you do miss your pick without any prior notice, you will have about 5 hours after your pick to get with me why you missed before I replace you. Once replaced, whether it is a true fan or not, the new GM will remain for the duration of the mock.

Updated members list: These are confirmed ...If you want to be considered for a certain team GM replacement, please PM me.

For discussion involving the upcoming mock a thread will be created a week prior to the draft once the schedule is out and I would appreciate if all discussion was held on that thread. I would like to keep this blog page as clean as possible in order to make updates without it being 5 pages long. Please go to the official thread and "check in" ASAP so that we have a record of all GMs for PMing purposes throughout the draft:

Please get an avatar relevant to your team for ease of recognition when posting!

**GM of the Colts, cirknick, has made some awesome avatars for each of us to use during the 2 week draft. Please PM him and he will give you the link to get yours. I would prefer you use these avs so that we don't have confusion on who is a GM or not on a team. Thanks cirknick!!